chael took a while to win me over, but at this point he's one of the greatest things about MMA to me. nobody can single-handedly promote the way he can, nobody is so consistently hilarious, few famous people are as gracious as he is in RL and being the #2 fighter in a popular and competitive weight class makes it all the more impressive.

like it or not, MMA needs feuds as in pro wrestling in order to connect with fans and make the business grow, and this guy is perfect for all that. i love how he had the cajones to volunteer to get demolished by jones, and later tweeted that "i'm the new LHW belt-holder since jones ducked me." absolutely perfect.